10 Bizarre Brain Disorders That Are Mistaken For Psychiatric Problems Instead
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1Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
Autoimmune diseases can be deadly and there are many that are already known for decades now. But anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis is fairly new and just been discovered as an autoimmune disease that makes the brain swell. The symptoms are more psychiatric in nature and

2The case of Susannah Cahalan
Susannah Cahalan 24 was up to her neck in medical expenses to the tune of $1 million and in spite of having top doctors; she was misdiagnosed and treated for a variety of psychiatric problems. She suffered hallucinations, grunted like an animal and even attacked people. When Dr. Najjar was referred to her, he just asked her to draw a clock face and she ended up doing so with all the numbers of one side. Dr. Najjar knew immediately that the right side of the brain was inflamed. Susan was treated accordingly and saved from impending coma and fatality.

2Sensory desynchronization: Where a person hears people’s voices even before they speak
Talk about mental telepathy, this is another weird brain disease where just like a video with the dubbing out of sync, a patient suffering from this problem hears audio before it can be uttered by another person. Research in England found one man whom they just named “PH’ who could hear sound at 200ms or 1/5th of a second before his other senses act. The disease isn’t

3Huntingdon’s disease
This is one disease that is quite dangerous in nature because it leads to cognitive decline and breakdown. HD can attack people as young as 30 or 40 and lead to symptoms of nerve decline, involuntary movements, mood swings, jerking, irritability, depression
